Bullied Mate Of The Lycan Kings
Chapter 29

Lily's

POV

I was sure that the person beside me in the bus would be wondering why I was in such a good mood because everytime our eyes met, I smiled at the woman brightly.

I could not explain it to her but I knew that it felt like I was floating. Today had turned out to be one of the best days of my life this year and it had not even started like that. It was because of Ren.

It was thanks to him, that sweet gentle nice handsome boy.

Plugging in my earphones, I immediately picked out one of the songs that Ren had recommended for him from his playlist and pressed play.

It was titled Chateau by Angus and Julia stone and even though it was the first time I was actually trying to listen to this genre of music which made me incredibly skeptical, it was such a beautiful listen with soulful lyrics and a lush, romantic rhythm that reminded me of falling in love.

The lyrics hit so close to home, reminding me so much of Ren and I's friendship and how today had gone. I couldn't help putting it on repeat, drowning in the song.

I don't mind if you wanna go anywhere

I'll take you there

Every day, the weekend, I'm tryna be your best friend

Trying just to figure it out

After playing it on repeat three times in a row, I unlocked my phone and shot Ren a text, tell him what a beautiful song I thought it was.

Me: This is actually so lovely and I'm kicking myself for not replaceing this music sooner.

I had just texted and I was wondering if I was already doing too much or being too forward when his reply came a second later.

Ren: don't go beating yourself up now, I just listened to Young and beautiful and it's been on replay since I had it on.

I squealed and jumped up and down in my seat, doing an excited little dance.

Me: We should listen to it together. It's one of my absolute faves and Bia doesn't appreciate the superior music taste I have.

Ren: Are you asking me out on a song date, Lily Beauregard?

My cheeks heated up as I immediately realized what that sounded like. Like I WAS asking him on a date. I facepalmed myself. Gosh, Lily. Really?

But my phone burped again with his text:

Ren: a platonic date, of course.

Of course. Friends go on platonic dates all the time. I'm really going to give myself a heart attack if I don't stop overthinking these things.

Ren: And yes, I'd love if we listened to our playlists together. It's not everyday I get to meet someone with superior music taste. Might as well appreciate it.

My cheeks were going to explode. I imagined him typing this with a smile and quickly fired a reply.

Me: you better not driving and texting, smartass.

Ren: And if I was? Would you get down from the bus and come and scold me?

Me: maybe. Will you say please?

Ren: I'll do anything to be scolded by a pretty girl.

I laughed so loud, the couple in front of me had to turn around to see if everything was okay.

Quickly apologizing but still smiling, I replied immediately.

Me: This pretty girl is just worried about you and wants you to get back to school or home in one piece. There are so many dire consequences of texting and driving.

Ren: Your worry is deeply appreciated, pretty girl. And I'm not texting and driving. So you don't need to worry your pretty little mind.

He had just called me pretty, twice!

It made me want to scream out loud and tell the world. Just then, my bus finally arrived at my bus stop and I quickly got down before proceeding to send a quick reply.

Me: Just got down and heading home. I'll talk to you later. Thank you for the lovely day.

And then even though I wanted to just keep standing there, waiting for his reply, I pocketed my phone and headed to the house but just as I brought out my keys and fixed the key into the keyhole, I felt a sense of dread suddenly wash over me. A dark feeling that made my anxiety start crawling back.

Immediately I entered the house, I proceeded to take a look around the living room and headed to the kitchen. The key hole was perfectly fine so why did I feel like someone else besides my mother and I had been in this space today?

I rolled my shoulders, shrugging it off.

"Mum" I called out, my voice hesitant and shaky and when she didn't answer, I placed a call through to her, only to hear her phone ringing on the kitchen island.

It was my mother's day off and the fact that she did not take her phone with her meant that she didn't go very far, perhaps it was the groceries that she had spoken about buying that she went to get.

I dropped my bag on the couch, only to see a black furry creature dart out of its hiding place and run towards me.

Fiona! I squealed as she circled herself around my feet, purring and meowing. I picked up my beautiful pet, running my hands through her black poofy hair as her bright green eyes peered up at me. "You've been a good girl, haven't you?" I cooed, raising her to my face and nuzzling her nose, my earlier anxiety long gone.

Hugging her tightly, I walked over to get a bottle of water from the fridge, settling her down on the counter.

Fiona was once a stray cat that usually paid my mother and I visits because I kept leaving food outside the house for her. She was shy at first but with time, she became bold enough to let me stroke her fur.

When I really saw her as more than a stray that only came for the good I gave her was around the time when Cade broke my heart and I needed a friend and Fiona had stayed with me, coming everyday even when there was no food and given me the furry companionship that I needed. I loved Fiona with all of my heart and considered her to be one of my best friends.

Quickly taking a picture of the two of us together, I dropped her down gently and proceeded to try and make a meal for her and sent the picture to Bia and Ren.

Bia called immediately and I placed her on speaker as I tried to whip up fiona's food.

"She's so adorable, Lily. How about you finally agree to my offer to bring her to the flower shop so that we can dress her up in a cute bow and gain tips. She can be our mascot." She said in a rush and I just shrugged and tried to smile at her.

"No, Bia, with all due disrespect" I added and we exchanged greetings, laughing before I ended the call and served my beautiful pet her lunch.

Quickly opening Ren's reply to her, I froze on the first step of the stairs, the smile on my face dying as my eyes focused on Ren. There was a furry white cat sitting on the very naked chest of a very shirtless Ren. Heat rushed to my cheeks as I stared at it.

I was sure that he had taken this picture to show me the cat but I could not stop staring at his clean cut abs, evenly toned skin and that charming smile that made me want to abandon everything and run.

As I was trying to text Ren a reply, he sent me another text that made me smile wide.

Ren: Cat cute enough to get a reaction?

Me: Of course! She looks adorable. Is she yours?

Ren: well, yeah? She belongs to Rhea and what's mine is hers right?

Me: Right

Ren: I only wanted to earn extra points with you by proving we have feline friends in common. Did it work?

I nodded, my grin growing even wider before I remembered that he could not see my smile so I fired off a reply and the minute I arrived at the entrance to my bedroom, I knew that something was very wrong.

I opened the door and my mouth fell open in horror at the scene in front of me.

All the good vibes and bad energy I had felt today dropped to my feet and shattered to a thousand pieces.

My entire room had been trashed, picture frames of me and my parents that I had had since I was little had been broken to pieces on the floor, my mattress and pillows torn apart. The word w***e was written in red paint on the wall and nudes that Cade had taken of me the last night we shared were scattered on my bed and hanging on the walls.

Fear, pain and hurt burned behind my eyelids and festered in my chest.

Falling to my knees in terror, I could feel my entire body shake as a sob broke out of my mouth and all of the things that happened today began to play out in slow motion.

Why? Why can't I just have this day? This one day where I get to go to bed happy?

Ren thought that I deserved to be happy. Unfortunately, he was the only one among very few who truly believed that I could ever know joy.